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Law 2025: FARHAD AGHDAMI
Born in Tehran, Iran, in 1968, Aghdami came to the United States in 1971 when his father joined the faculty of the Medical College of Virginia as an anesthesiologist. After graduating from the University of Virginia with a history degree, Aghdami earned his law degree from Wake Forest University, and a master of laws degree in taxation from […]
Law 2025: WENDY COLLINS PERDUE
Dean of the University of Richmond School of Law since 2011, Perdue has blazed plenty of trails, as she is among the 42% of law school deans who are female. In 2024, Virginia Lawyers Weekly inducted Perdue into its Hall of Fame, and in March, she announced she would step down as dean at the […]
Law 2025: CAMERON ROUNTREE
Promoted in 2022 to head the state bar, Rountree leads more than 90 employees who are responsible for licensing the state’s 50,000-plus lawyers. The bar is the administrative agency of the Supreme Court of Virginia, and it disciplines attorneys who violate the court’s rules of professional conduct and evaluates the state’s judges. Rountree joined the bar […]
Law 2025: K. BRETT MARSTON
In addition to serving as Gentry Locke’s managing partner, Marston is president of the Virginia State Bar, a post he will hold through June 2026. A graduate of the University of Virginia and George Mason University’s law school, Marston joined Gentry Locke in 1994 and specializes in construction law, including contract negotiations, payment disputes and […]
Law 2025 COURTNEY MOATES PAULK
Paulk has led Hirschler since 2018, when she became the first female president of the now 79-year-old firm. With 86 attorneys in offices in Fredericksburg, Richmond and Tysons, it is the state’s seventh-largest law firm. Paulk also heads Hirschler’s litigation section. After graduating from Mary Washington College (now the University of Mary Washington) with a degree in theater […]
LAW 2025: RANDALL S. PARKS
Parks joined Hunton & Williams, Hunton Andrews Kurth’s predecessor, after graduating from law school at the University of Virginia in 1988. He has served as the chairman of the state’s third largest law firm’s executive committee since 2022. With 35 years of experience under his belt, Parks’ practice focuses on corporate transactions, including business process and […]
LAW 2025: JOHN ‘JACK’ LAVOIE
Having joined Cooley in 2008, Lavoie leads the global firm’s real estate practice group and manages its Reston office. His practice centers on commercial real estate transactions, including buying, selling, developing and leasing office, industrial and retail properties. Lavoie represents landlords, tenants, lenders and borrowers in the Washington, D.C., area and the mid-Atlantic region. He’s [...]
LAW 2025: LESLIE KENDRICK
Kendrick became the 13th dean of the University of Virginia School of Law in 2024, replacing Risa Goluboff, who stepped down after eight years in the role. A native of eastern Kentucky, Kendrick graduated from U.Va.’s law school in 2006 and became a member of the faculty two years later after clerking for former U.S. […]
Law 2025: THOMAS C. INGLIMA
Inglima has been at Willcox & Savage for more than a quarter century. In 2021, he was tapped to lead the firm. Inglima’s practice centers on mergers and acquisitions, venture capital and securities transactions, intellectual property, licensing and technology transfers and general corporate work, including advising executives about corporate governance. He was lead counsel to […]
Law 2025: JONATHAN P. HARMON
In 2017, McGuireWoods’ board of partners elected Harmon to be the first Black chairman of the state’s largest law firm. In the role, Harmon is the faCEOf the firm, responsible for its big-picture strategy and vision. In addition to leading McGuireWoods, Harmon continues to work as a trial lawyer known for communicating complex information to […]
Law 2025: RUDENE MERCER HAYNES
In April, Hunton Andrews Kurth named Haynes managing partner of its Richmond office. Co-leader of the servicer advance financing practice, Haynes has worked at Hunton since 1999, following her graduation from the University of Texas School of Law. Also a University of Virginia graduate, she has represented Ginnie Mae, the federal government’s mortgage corporation, in its […]
